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    10 Dec 2020

    On – our birthday – we invite you to explore Britannica's 2020 Year in Review. Find out which stories were the most relevant to you, our readers:

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    ?! Why Have So Many World Leaders Married Their Cousins?

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    On this day in 1828, Noah Webster published 'An American Dictionary of the English Language'! (If anyone needs us, we'll be out looking for some cake.)
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    On the morning of April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth learned that the president was to attend an evening performance of the comedy Our American Cousin at Ford’s Theatre in the capital.

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    A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent and illegal investment operation that promises quick, easy, and significant returns on investments with little or no risk. Learn more on :

    BREAKING: Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, has died in a federal prison, AP source says.
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    On this day in 1865, just after the effective end of the American Civil War, U.S. Pres. Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth while attending a production at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., and died the next morning.

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    What are the pros and cons to vegetarianism? via

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    Apr 7

    Children with dyslexia can develop effective learning strategies to overcome reading challenges.

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  9. Apr 13

    How much do you know about golf? Take our quiz!

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    in 1997, Tiger Woods won the Masters Tournament, becoming the first golfer of African American descent and the youngest player to place first in the event.

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  11. Apr 12

    🤔 Have you ever thought about why something itches?

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    Here’s a question for makeup users and nonusers alike: Would you believe that philosophers once determined makeup trends?

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  13. Apr 12

    , Arabic Ramaḍān, in Islam, the ninth month of the Muslim calendar and the holy month of fasting.

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    in 1981, NASA launched the first space shuttle, Columbia, which was designed to orbit Earth, transport people and cargo to and from orbiting spacecraft, and glide to a runway landing on its return to Earth.

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  15. Apr 11

    Get to know: Maria Tallchief, a ballet dancer whose exquisite technique was enhanced by her energy, speed, and grace. Considered one of the greatest ballerinas of the United States, she was also the muse of choreographer George Balanchine.

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  16. Apr 9

    🎥 What is your favorite movie?

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  17. Apr 9

    Prince Philip: A Life in Pictures

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    Meet trailblazer Marian Anderson, one of the finest contraltos of her time.

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    in 1865, General Robert E. Lee, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia of the Confederate States of America, signed a treaty of surrender at Appomattox Court House, effectively ending the American Civil War.

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    Do you know how or why blood clots form?

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  21. Apr 8

    most practitioners of Buddhism in Japan celebrate the birth of the Buddha, who lived in India sometime between the 6th and the 4th century bce and founded Buddhism.

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